Here are additional views of temples seen in the previous gallery, plus one photo of a temple not seen there: Wat Si Pichit Kirati Kanlayaram. As noted previously, for the sake of convenience in viewing them on mobile devices, the photos in this gallery are all in a vertical format, while those in the preceding gallery are in horizontal or landscape format.

Sukhothai : Other Temples 2

The ruins of the assembly hall, in the foreground, and the chedi at Wat Traphang Ngoen

Wat Traphang Ngoen's chedi is unique in design, with four niches at the cardinal points, each containing a standing Buddha image, just below the Sukhothai-style lotus-bud-shaped relic chamber and finial.

Wat Si Pichit Kirati Kanlayaram lies to the south outside the walled inner city of Sukhothai, dating from 1400 AD. It's main chedi with bell-shaped relic chamber, raised on a high base with four tiers, was unusual for the Sukhothai era.

Wat Phra Phai Luang, built by Khmer King Jayavarman VII, dates from the late 12th or early 13th century. It was sited outside the walled center of Sukhothai, about a mile to the north.

Wat Phra Phai Luang

Carved stucco ornamentation on the tower at Wat Phra Phai Luang

Only one of the three original towers remains standing at Wat Phra Phai Luang.

Some sense of the exquisitely-carved reliefs on the exterior walls of the mondop at Wat Traphang Thong Lang may still be gained, despite their highly damaged condition.

The three relief carvings on the exterior walls of the mondop at Wat Traphang Thong Lang depicted three incidents from the life of the Buddha, including this of him preaching.

Sited atop a hill to the west of the old city, Wat Saphan Hin is reached via a rather steep 300-yard-plus climb over a rough stone causeway, offering commanding views of the surrounding countryside from the top.

The 41-foot-tall Buddha in abhaya mudra still stands among the ruins of the assembly hall at Wat Saphan Hin. The abaya mudra pose is a gesture of calming or reassurance.